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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
ABC - Brazilian Cooperation Agency ADEMA - Administração Estadual do Meio Ambiente; State Environmental Administration (Sergipe)

AFS - agro-forestry system

ANA - National Water Agency (MMA)

ANATER - National Agency of Technical Assistance and Rural Extension

APL - Local Productive Cluster

APP - Area of Permanent Preservation

ASA - Semiarid Network (NGO)

ASD - Areas Susceptible to Desertification ASF - Upper São Francisco

ATER - Technical Assistance and Rural Extension

BANESE - Bank of the State of Sergipe

BBZ - zero-base dam

BNB - Bank of the Northeast

BNDES - National Bank of Economic and Social Development

CAR - Rural Environmental Registry

CBD - Convention on Biological DiversityCBHSF - São Francisco River Watershed Committee

CEF - Federal Savings Bank

CEMA - State Environment Council

CFAC - Centro de Formação em Agropecuária Dom José Brandão de Castro; Dom José Brandão de Castro Agriculture and Livestock Training Center

CHESF - São Francisco Hydro-Electric Company

CODEVASF - São Francisco and Parnaíba Valleys Development Company (MI)

COHIDRO - Water Resources and Irrigation Development Company

CONAMA - National Environment Council

CONERH - State Water Resources Council

CPATSA - Agriculture and Livestock Research Center for the Semiarid Tropics

CSO - Civil Society Organization

CTASS - Territorial Commission of the Alto Sertão of Sergipe

CTF - Federal Technical Registry of Potentially Polluting Activities and Users of Environmental Resources

DAP - Declaration of Eligibility for PRONAF

DCD - Department to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation (SEDR-MMA)

DNOCS - National Department of Public Works Against Droughts (MI)

EEG - Environment and Energy Group (UNDP)

EEZ - Ecological and Economic ZoningEFA - Family Farmer School

EIA/RIMA - Environmental Impact Assessment/Report on Environmental Impact

EMBRAPA - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (MAPA)

EMDAGRO - Agriculture and Livestock Development Corporation

ES - ecosystem servicesFAO - Food and Agriculture Organization

FBB - Bank of Brazil Foundation

FIDA -; International Fund for Agricultural Development

FNE - Northeast Constitutional Finance Fund

FNMA - National Environment Fund

FUNBIO - Brazilian Fund for Biodiversity

FUNDECI - Scientific and Technological Development Fund

FUNDEMA - Sergipe Environmental Defense Fund

G20 - twenty wealthiest countries

G77 - developing countries

GEB - Global Environmental Benefit

GIS - Geographic Information System

GOB - Government of BrazilGPCD - Standing Working Group to Combat Desertification (Sergipe)

IABS - Brazilian Institute for Development and Sustainability

IADB - Inter-American Development Bank

IBAMA - Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (MMA)

IBGE - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (MP)

ICMBio -; Chico Mendes Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (MMA)

IEM - Integrated Ecosystem Management; Manejo Integrado de Ecossistemas

IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIICA - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

INCRA - National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (MDA)

INPE - National Institute of Space Research

INRM - Integrated Natural Resource ManagementINSA - National Semiarid Institute (MCTI)

IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

LADA - Land Degradation Assessment for Dryland Areas

LECRDS - Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Development StrategiesLR - Legal ReserveMAPA - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (GoB)

MCTI -; Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (GoB)

MDA - Ministry of Agrarian Development (GoB)

MDIC - Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (GoB)

MDS - Ministry of Social Development and the Fight against Hunger (GoB)

MF - Ministry of Finance (GoB)

MI - Ministry of National Integration (GoB)

MMA - Ministry of Environment (GoB)

MMC - Movement of Peasant Women

MME - Ministry of Mines and Energy (GoB)

MONA - Natural Monument

MP - Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management (GoB)

MRE - Ministry of External Relations (GoB)

MS - Ministry of Health (GoB)

MST - Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra; Landless Workers Movement (NGO)

NCCD - National Commission to Combat Desertification

NGO - non-governmental organization

NTFP - Non-Timber Forest Products

OEMA - State Environmental Agency

OSC - Organização da Sociedade Civil; Civil Society Organization

P1+2 - One Land Two Waters Program

P1MC -Program for Social Training and Multiplication for Coexistence with the Semiarid: One Million Cisterns

PACTO -; A World for Children and Adolescents in the Semiarid

PAD - Fresh Water Program (MMA)

PAE - State Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Mitigation of the Effects of Drought (Sergipe)

PAF - Administrative Fiscal Process

PAM - Municipal Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Mitigation of the Effects of Drought

PAN - National Action Program to Combat Desertification and Mitigate the Effects of Drought

PMFS - Sustainable Forest Management Plan

PNATER - National Policy for Technical Assistance and Rural Extension

PNC - National Program of Capacity-Building for Environmental Managers and SISNAMA Council Members

PB - Policy Board

POF - Family Budget Survey

PPA - Pluri-year Plan

PPG - Project Preparation Grant

PRONAF - National Program to Strengthen Family Agriculture

PRONESE - Sergipe Sustainable Development Agency

REDD - Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest DegradationRede CLIMA - Brazilian Research Network on Climate Change

RESAB - Semiarid Education Network

RIOD - International Network of NGOs on Desertification

RTA - Regional Technical Advisor

SAF - Agro-forestry system

SAF - Secretariat of Family Agriculture

SAGI - Secretariat of Information Evaluation and Management

SAP - Early Warning System for Drought and Desertification

SAS - Sergipe's Alto SertãoSASAC - Society for Socio-Environmental and Cultural Support

SE - Sergipe

SEAGRI - State Secretariat of Agriculture and Agrarian Development (Sergipe)

SEBRAE - Brazilian Service to Support Micro and Small Business

SEDETEC - State Secretariat of Economic Development and Science and Technology (Sergipe)

SEDR - Secretariat of Extractivism and Sustainable Rural Development (MMA)

SEFAZ - Finance Secretariat (Sergipe)

SEIDES - Secretaria de Estado da Inclusão, Assistência e Desenvolvimento Social; State Secretariat for Inclusion, Assistance and Social Development (Sergipe)

SEINFRA - Sergipe State Secretariat of Infrastructure (Sergipe)

SEMARH - State Secretariat of Environment and Water Resources (Sergipe)

SEPLAG - State Secretariat of Planning, Budget and Management (Sergipe)

SEPLAN - State Secretariat of Planning and Budget (Sergipe)

SEPMULHERES - Special Secretariat for Policies for Women

SFB - Serviço Florestal Brasileiro; Brazilian Forest Service (MMA)

SFM - Sustainable Forest Management

SGP- Small Grants Program; (GEF)

SICAR - National Rural Environmental Registry System

SIE - State Inspection System

SIF - Federal Inspection System

SIM - Municipal Inspection System

SIRHSE - Sergipe Water Resources Information System

SL/WM - Sustainable Land and Water Management

SLM - Sustainable Land Management

SMCQ - Secretariat of Climate Change and Environmental Quality (MMA)

SRH - Superintendency of Water Resources (Sergipe)

SRHU - Secretariat of Water Resources and Urban Environment (MMA)

SSP - Secretariat of Public Security

STAP - Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (GEF)

SUASA - Single System of Attention to Agricultural Sanitary Standards

SUDENE - Superintendency of Development of the Northeast

TFR - Total Fertility RateToR - Terms of Reference

TQ - Terra Quilombola; Maroon Land

TT - Tracking Tool; Ferramenta de Monitoramento

UC - Conservation Unit

UFS - Federal University of Sergipe

UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationUNDAF - United Nations Development Assistance FrameworkUNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

UNILAB - University of International Lusophone African-Brazilian Integration

WOCAT - World Overview of Conservation Agriculture TechniquesZNLD - Zero net land degradation